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Cheshire Archive

• Classic week

  CROWN green bowls' Carlsberg Classic starts at Pierpoints on Sunday at 6.30pm after having attracted a top class field. read more

• Knutsford RYFC 30 Trafford Metro Vicks 22

  On Saturday, Knutsford RUFC played hosts to Trafford Metro Vicks in what proved to be a thrilling league encounter. read more

• Community centre scoops top prize

  NEWTON Community Centre has won a group Active Citizenship category at this year's St Helens Volunteer Awards. read more

• Site launched in memory of son

  THE mum and dad of a talented musician who lost his fight against a heart condition have launched the website he was building before his death. read more

• Spanish class

  DUE to an 'unprecedented' demand for Spanish classes, Newton Community Centre is looking for another tutor to teach a two-hour intermediate Spanish session on Wednesday afternoons. read more

• Aid taster

  FAMILY first aid taster sessions will be at Newton Community Centre on Tuesday, October 11 and 18, from 1.15pm to 3.15pm. read more

• Truancy falls

  TRUANCY rates are continuing to fall across St Helens, bucking a national trend of increased absenteeism. read more

• Rob elected

  ROB Fearn, from Newton, has been elected as the chairman of the Merseyside Branch of the Chartered Institute of Marketing. read more

• Roads closed due to blaze

  FIREFIGHTERS from Newton were called to a blaze which closed a number of roads in the early hours of Saturday. read more

• Is the market under threat?

  EARLESTOWN Market is in danger of 'going to the dogs', according to its traders. read more

• Parkside move is imminent

  THE submission of blueprints for the controversial Parkside rail freight development is imminent. read more

• Showdown

  THE final of the St Oswalds Classic bowls competition will take place on Sunday from 12.30pm. read more

• Helen Cartwright

  CULCHETH will be playing out a constitutional crisis on stage next month. read more

• Elizabeth Cummins

  TRANSLATIONS by Brian Friel is a captivating, moving and funny tale about a Gaelic-speaking village in County Donegal in the 1830s. With the arrival of British soldiers to convert the Irish place names to the King's English, emotions run high causing conflicts, confusion and possible romance. At Theatre Clwyd from October 4 to 8. Tickets from 0845 330 3565. read more

• New post for Mark

  MEDICASH, one of the country's leading health insurers, has appointed Mark Simpson as its new area sales manager for Warrington. read more

• Whitley Village Show

  THE biennial Whitley Village Show, staged by Whitley WI for the whole village with entry open to everyone connected, has taken place. read more

• BNFL stays tight-lipped

  BRITISH Nuclear Fuels Ltd has refused to comment on reports that the Warrington-based company will be wound up if two subsidiaries are sold. read more

• St Rocco's Lottery

  WINNERS for the September 23 draw: (major prizes first): 24217, 76112, 59155, 49026, 53777. read more

• League of Friends

  LOTTERY draw for week 6: 1, 4, 6, 14, no winner. Consolation prize £25 Karen and Lin. Next week's estimated jackpot £700. read more

• Remember to enter office competition

  FROM house builders to surveyors and recruitment agencies to specialist science companies - the Genesis Centre is home to all types of businesses. read more

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